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Chess Classes
for Kids (Year-Round)



*Beginner and Intermediate Classes - Eight class times offered each week

*Engaging learning, tournament play within each week's group

*Online and In-Person Options

*Includes option to participate tournaments at reduced rate; free online chess club participation

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Chess Classes for Adults
(Fall, Winter, Spring)

Classes meet one evening
(two hours) per week

*Chess for Beginners
*Chess Tactics for Club Players
*Chess Openings-King Pawn
*Chess Openings-Queen Pawn
*Chess Endgames: Tactics & Strategies (New-2024)
*Chess: Plans and Strategies (New -Starts May 1, 2024)

Sign up online at Hamden Adult Education or at PMCA for Adult Chess Classes

• Chess: Plans and Strategies
  Instructor: Jordan Groff, National Master
  Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
  • May 1, 8, 15, 2024
    

Sign up for Adult Chess Classes at Hamden Adult Education web site at the course links above or in-person at PMCA. The entire catalog is at: www.hamdenadulted.com.

May 4: Luca Festa
May 1: Todd Kearns
Apr 29: Aditya Regmi
Apr 27: HCC April Game in 45 Challenge: Top (1700+): Alex Emmons, Michael Uwakwe (tie: 1st/2nd); U1700: Praharsh Varada (1st); Michael Cuppernull, Brayden Sabol, Alex Bausch, Leroy Chang (tie-2nd); U1300: Ryan Rist (1st); Adam Clough (2nd)
Apr 24: Todd Kearns
Apr 22: Brian Dai
Apr 20: Akshay Sriram
Apr 17: Michael Cuppernull
Apr 15: HCC April Action Quads: Siddharth Arun (Quad 1); Alexander Popescu (Quad 2); Joseph Labadia, Brian Dai (Tie-Quad 3); Aditya Regmi-1st; and Alden Corbett, Yosef Bogart, Mendel Bogart - 3-way tie for 2nd (Quad 4/Small Swiss)
Apr 13: HCC April Ambitions (Scholastic) Trophy Winners: Junwen Wang, Aaron Torres (Quad 1); Kapish Kishore, Chase Watrous (Quad 2); Vivaswath Donkada, Austin Sindelar, Timur Tuktamyshov (Quad 3); Pedro Sarmiento, Rayan Mathivanan, Liam Mbewe, Nico Ciriello (Quad 4/Small Swiss)
Apr 10: Theo Hart
Apr 8: Brian Dai
Apr 6: Akshay Sriram
Apr 3: Todd Kearns

As of May 5, 2024, $27,010 has been distributed in cash and prizes at the adult and kids tournaments (OTB and online) since our first tournament was held in Fall of 2017. All USCF cross tables for HCC tournaments are listed here. Recent results of Completed HCC Online tournaments on Lichess are listed here.

Join the HCC, participate in our next tournament, and win a prize!

Recent News:

• 2024-04-02 Perpetual Chess Interview with Coach Jordan: Ep 376- Adult Improver Jordan Groff on What it Takes to Make Master in 2024 and (Interview video-Youtube)
• 2024-01-08 PMCA and HCC Team Coach Jordan Groff ties for Top U2300 in Premier section, and $187.50, at 12th Annual Boston Chess Congress
• 2024-01-08 HCC Team member and current PMCA student Jack Letitian Qian wins first place tied, and $500, in U1500 section at 12th Annual Boston Chess Congress
• 2024-01-07 HCC Team member and HCC Club member Lacey Wang wins 2024 CT State Scholastic Elementary Championship. Former PMCA student Kushagra Bhargava places 2nd in Middle School (6-8) Section. Current PMCA student Logan Carney wins Top U1300 prize in Middle School (6-8) Section); event photos
• 2023-06-13 Hamden Chess Team sign up begins for ages 8-18 interested in playing in regional tournaments, improving at chess, and making new friends through chess
• 2023-06-01 National Master Yassamin Ehsani joins PMCA as an Affiliated Coach
• 2023-05-31 Year-in-Review (PMCA and HCC)
• 2023-05-13 PMCA Coach and HCC Team Coach Jordan Groff breaks 2200 and becomes National Master